Tokyo's Coolest Sound

Two very rare albums by easy listening band Hiroshi Okazaki and His Star Gazers are being re-issued for the first time on CD, in mini-LP sleeves. This band was the subject of a whole compilation previously released on Readymade in 2000, which itself has gone rare. 10 songs from these two albums were included on the Readymade compilation.

Hiroshi Okazaki and His Star Gazers "Gazing the Cygnus"
岡崎広志とスターゲイザース 「イージーリスニングの貴族達」
(Japanese title "Easy Listening no kizokutachi")

1. Massachusetts
2. So Danco Samba (Jazz'n'samba)
3. Route 66
4. Paris no meguriai
5. Ruby to shinju
6. omoide no San Francisco
7. Mais Que Nada
8. sottosayonara
9. isoshigi
10. Meditation
11. And I Love Her
12. Yesterday

Think!/Columbia THCD-75
Out 4/11, ¥2500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon, HMV

Hiroshi Okazaki and His Star Gazers "Gazing the Orion"
岡崎広志とスターゲイザース 「イージーリスニングの世界」
(Japanese title "Easy Listening no sekai")

1. koi ni oborete
2. This Guy
3. The Impossible Dream
4. oishii mizu
5. nami mo tsutaenai
6. Born Free
7. Words
8. What Can I Do Dear
9. Quiet Night
10. anata no koto bakari
11. The Last Waltz
12. Sound of Silence

Think!/Columbia THCD-76
Out 4/11, ¥2500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon, HMV